The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-27
YOUR DUTY.

mat 1t is the duty OF all men and
all people to work is a proposition
that does not admit of argument, and
that there is upon the part of man
kind in general an antipathy to work
is equally conclusive. Is matters not
how circumStanced a man be in this
life, if clothed with capacity to do so
it is his duty to work in some way,
somewhere, in some field.
Being possessed OF an abundance
of this worlds goods does not relieve
any man from this duty, but on the
contrary it widens his field, enlarges
his powers to work and increases his
obligations, for where much is Civ
en-, much will be required. At this
point is where great many working
people make u mistake. Thousands
of industrious persons are laboring
with a view to achieve wealth, in or
der that they may be at ease and
take rest in this life. These have a
mistaken view of life and are work
ing out for themselves disappoint-
ment. Rest, ease and do-nothing-
ness in this world is contrary to the
decree that man must eat bread by
the sweat of his face. 70 work with
view or purpose to accumulate to
develop, and to get to ones self the
good things and even the riches
which are possible of attainment, is
commendable; is indeed note worthy;
but Tor any person to work in eXpec-
fancy of reaching that point where
they can sit down upon the stool of
do-nothing and fulfill their mission
in earth is a mistake. There are Just
as many spheres in which work is
needed to be done, as there are ca
pacltated beings to fill them. Hence
there is no man havinga sound mind
in sano cOrpore who can be excused
for protracted idlepesa,
Again, while, as we are glad to be-
lieve, large majority of mankind
are working in honorable channels
with laudable purpose, there are 9TH
ers who are devising and scheming
to get living in the world by other
means than work. They are ever
ready to adopt any programme and
enter upon any plan or process, ex-
cept work, that has in it possibly
remote promise of subsistence to
them. These have mistaken their
mission in the world and are viola
tors of the great commandment, 10
work.
Now if there be any of our read
ers who are moving upon this line,
we advise them to call a halt and
consider, for there is no road to sue
cess except through diligeRt work.
All other devices than honorable
work to obtain a living or riches are
allurements to wrong, and will ulti-
mately bring forth bitter fruit.
Then readers ascertain your capac-
ity, find out, if possible, the sphere
tor which you are fitted, and having
done this, enter into this sphere with
a determined purpose and will to
work and to work diligently, con-
stantly and all the time. "Perse-
verentia vincet omnia" is true
adage and every man may prove its
truth If he will. But the only
way to prove it is to work.
Too often is it the case that men
through dalliance and indecision
spend ten years of the best and
brightest period of young manhood
in accomplishing nothing; and this
simply from an unwillingness to en-
ter the hotly contested field of hard
work. Young man, profit by the ex-
ample of those who have gone before
you, and daily no longer, but choose,
at once, your vocation and go to
work, There is no other road to
success. Do not depend on other
men, but upon yourself. - Forsyth
Advertiser.